The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ellen Ashdown [Hewitt]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ellen Ashdown [Hewitt] She was born 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent; christened 31st Mar 1831 at Speldhurst, Kent
  She married Joshua Ashdown, farm labourer on 23rd May 1853 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1830 at Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Jun 1833 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iThomas who was born 1855 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1856 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
3 iiiEllen who was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol 2A Page 395
  ivEliza Ann who was born 1861 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
  vWilliam Henry who was born 1861 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
  viErnest who was born 1865 at Speldhurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Thomas Ashdown, railway porter was the son of Joshua Ashdown, farm labourer and Ellen Ashdown [Hewitt]. He was born 1855 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
  He married Christiana Parker on Oct to Dec 1874, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1874 Q4 Vol 2b Page 405. She was born 1854 at Southborough, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEllen Eliza who was born 1876 at Brighton, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiLilly Christiana who was born Oct 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivElsie E who was born 1889 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  3. Ellen Dadswell [Ashdown] was the daughter of Joshua Ashdown, farm labourer and Ellen Ashdown [Hewitt]. She was born Oct to Dec 1857 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1857 Q4 Vol 2A Page 395
  She married Alfred Albert Dadswell on 22nd Apr 1878 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. He was born 1856 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1856 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex, son of Robert Dadswell (labourer) and Susan Dadswell. They had the following children:
  iAlice Ellen who was born Apr to June 1879 at Lake View, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, registered at Alcester District, Warwickshire, ref: 1879 Q2 Vol 2A Page594; christened 25th May 1879 St. Peter's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   

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